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m 4 fl STATES JOHN T. OOOKE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,819, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed- Febrnary 8. 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. OOOKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Packages for Coffee and otherMaterials, of which the following is a specification.

Ihis invention consists in the combination, with a paper bag, ofstrengthening-strips of metal or equivalent flexible material. Thestrengthening-strips are secured to a head which is placed against theclosed end of the bag, and after the bag has been filled and closed atits opposite end a loose head is put on, and the strengthening-stripsare bent up on the sides and over the loose head. An envelope of muslinor equivalent textile material incloses the whole.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy package, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section.Fig. 3 is an inverted plan of the head carrying thestrengthening-strips. Fig. 4 is an end view of'the package whencompleted.

Similarletters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a. paper bag which is made witha flat bottom and of any desired cross-section. In the examplerepresented by the drawings the bag has a circular cross-section; but inpractice I prefer to use bags with a rectangular crosssection, or, inother words, flat-bottomed paper bags of the usual form. With this paperbag I have combined a head, B, which carries a series ofstrengthening-strips, a. a, of sheet metal or any other equivalentmaterial. The head B corresponds in size and shape to the bottom of thebag, and the strips a are fastened to the same by a rivet, b, Fig. 3, orby any other suitable means. When the bag has been tilled with coffee orother material of a like nature it is placed upon'the head B, and thestrips a are bent up on its sides; or the bag, before being filled, maybe placed upon a wooden block fitting itsinterior, and. then the head Bis adjusted on its bottom, and the strips a are bentnp. on the sides ofthe bag, so that they support the paper while the coffee or othermaterial is being introduced. Alter the bag has been filled its mouth isclosed by folding its sides inward, as usual. Then a loose head, 0, isput on, and the ends of the strips 0. are bent inward over the loosehead, so as to retain the same in position. After this operation hasbeen accomplished a wrapper or envelope, D, of muslin or other textilematerial, is applied, which incloses the whole bag, together with theheads B O and the strips a a, said envelope being closed at its ends bystitches, as shown in Fig. 4, or by any other suitable means.

The heads B and C may be made of pasteboard, sheet metal, or any othersuitable material. The muslin or other material used for the envelope I)may be made water-proof, so as to protect the contents of the packageagainst moisture.

By the strips ac and the heads B O the paper bag is protected on allsides, and a package is .obtained in which coffee or otherniaterials ofasimilar nature can be transported with safety. By the envelope D thestrength of the package is still further increased, and the contents ofthe package are protected against moisture, particularly if the materialfrom which the envelope is made has been rendered water-proof.

If desired, the heads B C may be omitted, and in this case the strips aa are applied to the bag after the same has been filled; but I prefer touse the heads in combination with the strengthening-strips, so as toobtain a. safe protection for the ends of the package.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a paper bag, of a series ofstrengthening-strips, a a, substantially as and for the purpose shownand described.

2. The combination, with a paper bag, of heads B O and a series ofstrengthening-strips, a a, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. The combination, with a paper bag, of a head, B, a series of strips,a a, fastened to said head, and a loose head, 0, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

4. The combination, with a paper bag, of a series ofstrengthening-strips, a a, and an envelope of muslin or other equivalentmaterial, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN T. OOOKE. [L. 8.]

Witnesses W. HAUFF, D. VAN SANTvooRD.

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